Omega Strength in Balance and Truth

Blessed Love,JAH RasTafari Love and Light,

 This is like a delayed Mother’s Day post, not really that I promote that Babylonian farce, but in the general meaning of tribute, it was something that I should have done a long time ago. I am inspired by my Sistren who were recently featured as Women in the Trinidadian community that are doing something impactful. It is necessary that for once Trinidad see that Rastafari Women are hardworking wives and mothers,  and are positive role models for the young.  

And I want to tell all Dawtas to be proud of how things are, of how your life has turned out, because it is all part of your plan, your destiny, whatever you will it to be at this point in your life, as you do have freewill. Don’t wallow in self pity or feel discouraged. Rather, the more you tend to your own inner Goddess power as a Wombman wearing many crowns, the more your life will reflect that positive energy. What you think of your life and your self and how you feel about others, will manifest as your situation. You have control and you have to start using it the best you can, without haste, with patience and careful thought. 

I want to give thanks for what we all have in common: for the struggle to survive everyday, for the rewards of hardwork, for the blessings of the womb and the love and life that InI Mothers give and receive everyday. To all the Dawtas who have it hard right now and who struggling to keep the family unit together and under an Order; know and accept and glorify that no one else can do this for the earth or Iniverse but a Mother, a Wombman. Know that it takes time and nothing you do is in vain. So even if no one acknowledges your duties and care, and you feel invisible or unimportant, or second-rate; know that the Iniverse sees you, and acknowledges you, and that you are part of a collective of wombmanhood who are worldwide sharing that same love and energy and perseverance IN SPITE OF ALL THE B-S. You are part of an Iniversal Ivine Feminine Energy and you owe it to yourself to be the best you can be at your own talent, purpose and power! You have to keep your vizions alive, your dreams and aspirations and find time for your self. You have to make the time for the I, because no one else will!

Promise this moment to let the full moon be your reminder to love your Self, to nurture and cultivate your yoni. Promise to eat better, do better, surround yourself with better. Promise to maintain balance every day, promise to stop and calm down and be logical, to treat all as you want to be treated. 

I want to give thanks that Dawtas are being wiser about being mature wives, women, sistren. I am connecting with more and more dawtas who are serious and livicated to being strong Wombman, who are holding down their family whether with a kingman or not, and who are not seeking to do harm to others. I see Dawtas who behave as Empress Menen, regally, with self raspect, humble and earnestly striving to build New Jerusalem in their gates and mindspace. You are royal Queens, and your creative energies as Mothers is filling the Afrikan Nation with positive images and energies I pray will continue to build and multiply in your youts!

I am seeing that a lot of InI Rastafari Dawtas are on the Right path: Ital vegan foods, self-employment, homeschooling, yoga, and fitness, healthy recreation and friends, embracing positive natural beauty images and practices,  self-education, self-expression through talent, community service and activism. I commend the Dawtas for all the works you are doing everyday. And again, YOU ARE NOT UNNOTICED. You don’t even need to take a selfie to feel noticed. JAH is there showing you yourself everyday in the good vibez and people that are coming your way.

 I give thanks that the Irits of the Ankhcestors are reaching to the four corners of the Earth to
accomplish the rebirth of Alkebulun. For it is within our resurrection to truth that Afrika is reborn to

greatness. Wombman has always been the lock to the key, the earth to the seed of life. We have to be
fertile mentally and physically and Iritually. There is a ripening in the Earth right now for Queen Omega, for Mama, the Creatress the Womb and Regenerator of all things. No more self-hate and destruction and enslavement to carnal woes! Dawtas are breaking free from the shackles that European supremacy and religion used to keep us quiet, passive, childbearing slaves to men and their obsession with our bodies. 

And it is through Kemet that I see this happening, a Land where the WOmbman was most high and holy, the vessel of the God, a Queen and Mother of the holy line. Like Candaces for centuries Dawtas of Afrikan descent are going back to the Truth and feeling good about their Natural selves: the Laws of Maat, the use of colour, stones, essential oils, the use of grains and vegetables, teas and bath salts, loose clothing and wraps, dreadlocks and natural hairstyles, clay packs and candles, music, spoken word, libations and moon mapping, sacred Wombman gatherings and black business collaborations.  InI are community builders and it is through these livity principles of Kemet that I and I are finding back our communal love, our status as Queens. 

So In embracing all these Goddess attributes whether inspired by Kemet, Empress Menen or other ancient Wombman of Right; I really want the Sistren to dig deeper and deeper and never stop seeking answers to things that you might question. Never feel too comfortable to give your Irit more upliftment through knowledge. It is necessary in this time of pleasant deceptions or distractions from self awareness to go really hardcore into the knowledge of the ancients. For while we may adopt certain livity principles like yoga and juicing and using crystals and so on, our mindspace needs to be healed and rebuilt soundly as well, or these principles will come and go like fads.

Speaking seriously from my own experiences, all the commandment-keeping in the world, while it will  protect you from indiscretions and doing wrong, will not make your mental state of mind free from peril. So there needs to be more attention to that mental taba or landscape, to Intellectual enlightenment for the true joyfull Irituality of every Queen and King. We talk about Alpha and

Omega but Alpha is Wise Mind of Iniversal Law, and Omega is Natural Ital manifestations of said Word-Seed. So If InI only focus on the Mama through livity and how we treat our bodies, then we are not truly achieving Zion within. Realistically, If your mind isn’t balanced with knowledge then livity will be harder to maintain, or burdensome, empty.  It will not do anything to improve your situation or how you feel about or cope with your situation. No amount of ‘Rasta Knowledge’ and Bible quoting can make up for being an Iniversal fool either. Familiarization with all ancient Black philosophy is essential. You don't have to commit everything to memory and be an encyclopedia but keep a notebook of facts that can support your lifestyle. Reason with others, take time to watch the abundance of documentaries available on youtube. Knowledge of life, which is there here and now, is its own medicine, it makes your body feel awakened, and once you know something it is there to stay. 

The type of Livity that Kemet lived by - for Kemet was the site that housed all the ancient Wise Mind of the last Golden Age before it was destroyed – was to live with the end-goal of union with JAH, to live as god and goddess in flesh and beyond flesh. Rastafari always talk about being Gods in flesh and part of the great God the I and I - and yet we know nothing about the True God if we shun Kemet! We are being blocked by all the dysfunction that is forced into our minds everywhere all the time. 

Nothing I say or post is to cause upset or harm, but to recreate your confidence in yourself as a Queen Mother Goddess. I am learning that the Sun and Zodiac are the basis of religion because our Earth and all upon it are all in tuned to them – and no other planet has our zodiac either people!   No one individual suffers when they use the properties of their sign and the elements that enhance and heal in that sign. To know the Father, is another whole cosmic world of Ital health and livity that gives mental and emotional balance and corrects our body functions, that we aren’t even in tuned to because of words like pagan, occult and heretic. Occult knowledge is Hermetics, Kemetics, and occult means HIDDEN as does the word AMEN. Nothing that came from Afrikan should be hidden




 or scary for Afrikans to learn about!

Again it’s about breaking free from the Uncle Tom mentality telling us that the Church is the only good and right thing  - when the reality is that the Church is dumbing everyone down to the truth, maligning astrology and downplaying the importance of scientific worldly awareness to spirituality. It focuses on sin and reinforcing that all the animal human knows how to do is sin, when if the animal human was taught about its true duality of cosmo and earth, then a proper balance of right would be easily restored. But they can’ t have you well and in tune, and balanced or Big Pharma would also suffer along with the Church.

All along we have known the terms “Love and Light” and lmmortal Life, and Oneness and reincarnation, and transmutation (turning sin/animal nature/lead into righteousness/spiritual natural/gold) and so on; but we don’t truly know until we go back to Kemet and India and study the ankh and ‘swastika’ and ‘cross’ and the reasons for mummification or the Sahu and all these ancient rites and symbols that invoke or honour the duality of the man/wombman

InI as Wombman can know ourselves and our spouses and children better and alleviate a lot of strife and misunderstanding in the family, just by having this cosmic knowledge and its direct influence on the Earth and humanity through the “holy science” or astronomy. These sciences are ours, created by OUR ANCESTORS THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO BE ALIVE TODAY. They are ALKEBULAN and it is time to RECLAIMTHEM for a TRUE HEALING OF THE NATIONS. 

Please Know that I find my balance between all that I am learning about religion/Christianity (which continues to make me very apprehensive towards too much play in it) and my appreciation of the Bible and His Majesty’s Christian Throne; because I know that the symbols of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church are the same as the ancient Kemetic Hermetics (the Greek writings taken from Kemet’s Thoth). I know Christianity is diluted Hermetics. When I see a picture of His Majesty with all His medallions, I see “occult” symbols of stars and compasses.  I know that they hold the same ancient Truth and Wise Mind but it has been lost because of European influence or corruption for the purpose of creating slaves or passive citizens of the Roman empire (that is why Rasta bunn-out Pauline Church as Paul is also a fictitious tool for spreading corrupt teachings against Godliness in flesh such as the law of total depravity: you are full of sin and can never be good or pure or worthy – this is a lie! as Tarrus says “Love created I”). 

Again I call back to mind The Book of Enoch and Jubilees, they are astrotheological for example, but moreover they are books sacred and exclusive to Ethiopia’s Christianity! And so there must be a connection there, the oldest root must support the newest branches. But InI cannot depend on the priests to do it. They can only fulfil the ritual roles that many Rasta may still understandably need in their lives by being part of the Church congregation. I’m not telling anyone to be or not to be part of the EOTC, I am just saying BE AWARE and take care of your salvation, your Iritual solar Being that is happening NOW. I feel like we have all wasted so much of our lives just by being kept in the dark!

So as Rasta InI always owe it to ourselves to not get stuck at the symbols and the ritual of religion, but to use the symbols to find the truth that created Orthodoxy and the Ethiopian Davidic Throne, by piecing together as much as we can from the past. InI have to go beyond to the ancient use of these symbols and names and prayers to find the true theology that Christianity has corrupted or hidden with its Greco Roman whitewash.

By learning about the philosophy of Kemet, beyond the Feminine Ital treatments that Queen Afua recommends in Sacred Woman,  we can find the true meaning behind the Neteru and Christian rituals, ceremonies and holidays. We can see the meaning of baptism and resurrection as truly cosmic events that really happen every year, and which affect our bodies as yearly  spiritual evolutions. Even though Iyesus is the Sun going through its twelve month feat in the Age of Pisces, this is not to say that there is no value there anymore cuz it’s just “the Sun.” the personified mystical teachings or his word sound are totally valid if we know the Hermetics behind it. The death and rebirth of Kristos makes sense if we can apply it to our own souls as individual suns that must journey from weak to strong, rising from dust to full illuminated glory.I am not fixating on who was real or existed in flesh I accept that these names and stories are all part of the puzzle of KNOW THYSELF. For your own real well-being, the rites, the livity, all of the iconic things that make up our Identity need to be balanced by knowledge!  Knowledge is salvation. 

So to the Mothers of Creation again I call out and say, I see you, the Iniverse sees you, you are - in honour of our newest ankh-sistar Maya Angelou - a Phenomenal Woman! I believe in you, I am here for the I, you have the power of JAH in the I and it is there helping you already. Now is the time to make it grow and uplift your family even more than you thought. There are no limits with LIGHT, LOVE AND LIGHT. Just be confident and see that you have everything to gain in taking control of your own Ivinity, your own solar spark and message to the Iniverse which is yours alone to give! I salute you for trying, because the hardest thing is to keep trying!

Peace and Power in all Movements,

Sis Ila

Blessed Empress Day

Blessings to the Royal Dawta Nation of RasTafari on this Hola Day which I call EMPRESS DAY!

If there is one time of the year which a Sistren should heartically reflect on her trod thus far in RasTafari: it's this day (of course it should be an on-going thing but you know what I mean!)
March 25 1883 *Ethiopian* or 3 April 1891 *Gregorian*

Empress Menen Asfaw is THE Queen Omega Ilect, the Leading Empress of RasTafari worldwide.
She is InI Iritual Mother, Role Model, Inspiration and Teacher. Without Her there would be no Black Afrikan Queen in our generation to look up to - She is truly the Omega, the last Afrikan Queen to sit upon a ruling/influential Afrikan throne.

Have you ever really sat down and seriously thought about the life of this magnificent Wombman?
Of Her character and legacy of works?
A skilled craftswoman from girlhood, A Loving and Devout Mother and Wife/Homemaker, a Patroness to the Church of Her Faith, A keen Business Woman, a Charitable Volunteer and Fundraiser, Landowner, Temple Builder, School Builder, Woman-Supporter and Counsellor...and the list probably goes on and on for those who intimately knew the Empress.

For I, She is a Wombman who shared a vision of a better Ethiopia and Afrika with Her KingMan Emperor Haile Sellassie I.
A Wombman Who  I believe, was the first Afrikan Wombman to create a school for the education of girls: for She represented millions of generations born of tradition where sons were favoured, a tradition that dates back before history was recorded.This is one thing about Empress Menen that truly inspires I personally: Her will to educate young women. Because doing such means helping create a better world. the Empress knew from Her own experiences and those of others, what was needed in Her land in Her community. She was not afraid to do something ground-breaking that would eventually be beneficial to all once allowed to bear fruits. And in time the Itege Menen School for Girls grew and excelled and changed the hearts of parents throughout Ethiopia one at a time.

When We as Wombman embrace our motherhood and extend our love and nurturing powers to the community, we heal a lot of broken hearts and open wounds that exist in many homes, we give others the attention and guidance they need to be confident and make better decisions in their lives. We dont have to personally know other's situations to help and inspire them. Just by using our passion, drive, intellect, knowledge, skills, love and voices, I and I Wombman can make positive ripple effects.

No one on earth is more influential than a Wombman on a mission, and Empress Menen through Her Life Story, encourages I personally everyday to never give up or in on I visions of a better tomorrow for my yutes and all RasTafari yutes - and one way I focus on the yutes is by reasoning to the I Mothers, to empower the I so all can forward and do good works for self and others.

 I see what is missing for the yutes: they have no education resources or spaces or groups to call their own, and what does exist benefits a very few and not all RasTafari. I and I are so focused on culture in appearance and other avenues but as a global Nation have failed to put in place Afrikan education resources for all to use. Where are our RasTafari youth groups, school books, literature, curriculum, toys, apparel, movies and cartoons and so on? These things exist in small pockets around the world but there is no established model or foundational resource for all to tap into. This needs to change because mainstream globalized society is corrupt and has even more influence on the yutes than ever before. Too many RasTafari families face problems with their yutes wanting to cut their dread and "be like everybody else" because they have no support system or socialization with others like them. This needs to change for the sake of their future joy and confidence in self. InI as mothers have to band together to help our yutes, knowing through our own experiences how hard growing up in Babylon can be!

RasTa Wombman today have many ambitions, but InI abundantly share creative talents such as natural living, design and entertainment. I encourage Dawtas to add to your list of aspirations and duties, the education of others - whether it is in your home, neighbourhood, friends circle, online or in poetry, books, school materials, support groups, workshops, book clubs, or other outlets/materials - whether it's about Rasta, Ital, Afrikan Istory, crafts, or sharing a special skill you have, set apart some time to do good works for the yutes of Rastafari. Let it be InI global mission to focus on them and not just ourselves the adults. We can set aside a little income each month for these initatives through tithes and personal goodness. Let InI hold parties and fairs for them and not just dances for ourselves. let there be youth gatherings n not just adult oriented vibes, more homeschool cooperatives and online blogs and communities, youth chatrooms or forums, lunches outdoors, excursions, vacations, staycations, camping - let InI get together and be accountable as families and build a solid foundation in JAH.
I know you feel what I am saying.
I am not talking about how much money we need to do these things, I am talking about comitting to making it happen, last and succeed! When there is commitment and livication, visions manifest no matter the financial situation!


At the end of the day, let it be that I and I never forget that I nI as RasTafari have taken the baton passed by JAH RasTafari Alpha and Omega: to rebuild the Afrikan community, to repair the damage of Europe. I and I must use all our efforts, pool all our resources and be more trustworthy and trusting of others. Too many RasTAfari efforts come to naught from dishonesty and disagreements and it ends up in our perpetual stagnation as a people. Let I and I be inspired by Empress Menen to come out of our sleeping state and take back the minds of our young people from mainstream corruption. The yutes of RasTafari need InI Mothers to love and guide them, to take the extra time to teach them about their people and their roots so that they will never stray from JAH which is TRUTH and RIGHT.
Selah! Love and Joy on Empress Day and from now til April 3rd!

Empress Menen Love and Itection Itinually my dear Sistren
Ila

Duties of the RasTafari Mother

Greetings and Blessings to the Children of the Most High JAH RasTafarI


More and more I find myself wanting to reason on this topic because I too have trials in raising my princess to be firm Rastafari. She likes some outside influences that many Rastafari do not allow their children to be exposed to such as Disney or cable television - tell-lie-vision. I know that this is an area where I have fallen short as a parent, but at the end of the day it is up to me to ensure that those are not the only images she knows or plays with. It is still my job as a mother to ensure that she is exposed to her culture more than she is exposed to Babylon. It is important that my livity, moreover, be firm Rastafari because she will always grow up to see the ensample that I as her mother set in the home and community. My point is that as Rastafari mothers we have to not just be firm in our own trod, but ensure that we provide the right principles for InI youts to grow and live by.

We cannot just expect that one day when they are older our children will know everything. They may not have the interest to learn on their own by that time so it is necessary for the RasTa mother to ensure that she homeschools her youts and exposes them to books and film. Expose them to the things that the school system keeps hidden if they go to school. Teach them about the important figures of Afrikan liberation, and about the Emperor and Empress. Youtube has many resources and there are many websites as well. 

Teach them about spirituality, how to walk with JAH and be open to the presence of a Higher Power within themselves. Reassure them of their place in the world, and open their eyes to the possibilities that await for them. Empower them to find themselves and their purpose, encourage them to try new things. Give them freedom to grow rather than stifle, but teach them to have a measure of self accountability and the wisemind to know and measure their own actions, so that they never stray from what is right.

 Set a high standard for your youts and follow it yourself, you too have to be the first teacher they have in life! You as a RasTa Mother has to walk in the path of Empress Menen Who always supported the education and creative development of the youth.

I know that things are hard, sometimes there is no money to get what you need or no time to commit as you should. But if you cannot make the time daily, at least just one day of the week find an hour or two to culture your children. That is better than nothing! If we leave them to Babylon they will not be fed the right Word Sound Power! They will become corrupted by the pleasures and temptations out there if they are not armed with wisdom.

New Jerusalem is for them to inherit, with JAH as the Standard Bearer Ini RasTafari Mothers must lay its foundation!

Selah Imega I RasTafari!

Sis. Ila

Reasoning on Marriage and Hardships

Blessed Love,

Days ago I was to post these videos up on the blog, but hopefully those who have suscribed to the youtube channel have already seen them!

Given that Sistren have been asking me so much about my thoughts on marriage, and given that it was a topic recently discussed by my fellow Sistren here in Trinidad at the Roots Dawta Connection - I decided to just take the word sound to a small video reasoning.
 I offer advice on how to deal with relationships, I refer to King Alpha and Queen Omega marriage or the ensample of JAH RasTafari Emperor and Empress of Ethiopia. I also reason on things to consider when entering into marriage, as well on polygamy verses promiscuity.

We have to be right within our consciousness in order for our marriages, relationships and works to be right and fruitful. If we are not right within then nothing can prosper. No good vibes can flow.
All Dawtas need to know and overstand that they are not alone in the hardships of marriage and raising a family. The Wombman is the backbone of the home and no matter how rough things get, I and I have to know how to balance and be mentally clear and strong to make it through no matter how much help we get or don't get.
 It is important for Idren to see that no matter how much livity one may practice, it is truly the conception of the heart, and truly bringing forth the fruits of the Kristos Irit, that see ones through daily (self-control, peace, patience, joy, charity etc.).
 Your attitude, thoughts, actions, words, are the forces that build your reality, your world. It is important to not  just focus on following rules and laws of righteousness, but to work on being a shining light of goodwill, kindness, compassion, love, wisdom and truth. It is about reflecting the Image of  JAH - being connected to and raspectful of the Iniverse and Creator God and Goddess. If you don't have the peace of Kristos within, then life will always be a struggle, negativity will always be around you because it has not been purged from within.
If I and I all learn to live with one another as Gods and Goddesses, or as Sons and Daughters of the Kristos Anointing, then our homes will be stronger, the vibes stronger.
Full mind, body soul Iditation and enlightenment must reign in the hearts of all flesh for Babylon mentality, pollution and corruption to be avoided and kept out of the home and marriage.

Think Jah, Live Jah, Be Jah! RasTafari!

Ila

These videos were updated on 24/9/2021

How to Sew a Kaftan Maxi Dress with Sleeves - T-shirt Style

Blessed Love

I think I am pretty much the maxi-dress queen at this point! What else do I make but maxi dresses? And I have more styles that I want to try as soon as I get the fabric too! But I don't mind, an Empress is royal and free in her style and I love that a maxi dress can give you that flowing goddess feel no matter how you style it.
So don't be surprised that I've been making so many because they are also fabulous for pregnancy! I made two new ones recently out of jersey fabric. I redid my kaftan dress in a new fabric (my most popular post to date is that kaftan tutorial) and I know that you can also call it a Tshirt dress if you use the small little sleeve or simply trace a tshirt. IT has a T shirt style to it, but it really is just a kaftan maxi dress.

I decided to just make a simple video tutorial with not too much detail but I outline the basic way to make a kaftan as a T shirt dress which is ideal for summer spring or pregnancy! you can use the post for the kaftan dress if you need more help. the good thing about this tutorial is that you can either use a t shirt or use your measurements!

 You can purchase my hemp braided belt at www.etsy.com/shop/iladesigns!

without the belt

How to Sew or Refashion a RasTa Panel Jean Skirt

Blessed Love Sistren,

Ises for life, health and strength and another Sabbath.

I saw a sis was searching for this kind of tutorial, and I had this one here for the longest time, but never posted it. 
materials

red, yellow, green cotton fabric, 1 yard each to be safe.
lining fabric, 1 yard
thread to match your jeans, and another thread if you want, to sew up the banner
scissors,
chalk
yard rule
sewing machine
heavy duty sewing machine needle
pins
newspaper or any other large paper roll
tape
marker

With this tutorial, you are basically making a Banner first, and then cuttin it into a triangle to insert into the jeans skirt. I am not really providing measurements because every jeanskirt will be different in length and size.
Note that with this tutorial I made the mistake of not making the red panel longer in length, so it came out a very small triangle at the top. So it's important that the panel at the top be at least 2" longer than the other two panels I think. the top panel can be either red or green it's up to you.

1. First open up your jeans pant with scissors. use the rule and chalk to mark out a triangle and cut off that excess fabric both front to back.

It's good to cut away some of the bulky part of the jeans in the crotch area because you could break the needle, and the onle crotch seans aren't needed.

Zig zag these edges so the fabric won't fray. I do this because you don't want to have holes in the skirt after you wash and wash.

2. Place about two sheets of newspaper together long sides together and tape them together.

Place that under the front of the skirt or in between the skirt layers. Use a marker and your rule to trace out that triangle.

Cut out the triangle.This is your template for the fabric.

3. On the jeans like in the picture, mark out the three panels, making sure you don't make the bottom panel too long as I did my green.

measure each length from your markings for the three panels. add 2.5" to the length of the top panel, 1" to the length of the middle panel and 1.5" to the length of the bottom panel.

the width you will cut each panel at is the width of the bottom of the triangle plus some extra inches
- make sure you have at least 4 inches extra to be safe because you need seam allowance.

4. cut out your panels two in each colour for front and back of the skirt. I cut them all at the same width making a banner, which i then cut into a triangle.

To make the banner join the panels together in this order:
     
 Yellow panel over red panel and pin On the other side of the yellow, pin it over the Green panel, making sure that your seam will be the same.

       
 Sew the 3 pieces together at these two points, using a ½ seam for both lines. Zigzag ends together. Repeat for other panel.

5. Make the hem of the bottom panel using two 1/2" folds, press and sew in place.
               
6. Place newspaper over the two banners and cut out the triangles.you should definitely not cut it out at the exact size of the triangle, but put a 2"seam allowance all around first.

Also cut out the lining pieces too the same size as the panels.
Join the lining and RGG panel by zigzagging the edges altogether.

7. Line up the ready panels inside of the skirt doing one side at a time.pin in place.
Draw two lines on the front of the skirt where you will sew, if you want to.

Sew in the first panel. I usually pin up the bottom of the panel at the jeans so it wont stick out.

Do the same thing for the back, finished!

     I hope it works for you!

Ila

How To Sew a Traditional Afrikan Kaftan Dress

Greetings!

So I am going to be making some maternity wear as my clothes are beginning to get a little tight in certain areas - not the belly yet tho. This tutorial is on how to make yourself a basic traditional kaftan dress, African style. It's very simple and does not have any extra style or embellishment - you can use this tutorial to make sabbath clothing, home clothing, knockaround or maternity clothing. I would recommend 3 yards of fabric for this one. happy sewing!

Ila

How to Sew a Fall or Veil

Holy Omega I!

As a follow up to making the Sabbathical dress, I am also adding the tutorial for making your own fall for empress and princess!

Remember this type of wrap is for Sistren who live a more homebased life, or can be made for Sabbathical use:

Ila

Queen Omega Livity Principles of the RasTa Empress

Blessed Love
Heart of Sabbath and Heart of Selabration Love on this blessed Garvey Earthstrong!

More love, strength and power to all Ithiopian Queens and Dawtas who are giving thanks for the Prophet of Black Isra'el.

Though I should post something to honour Marcus Mosiah Garvey, I am moved to post this summary on the character and attitude of Empress Menen Asfaw in the key roles she played in Her lifetime as the Proverbs 31Virtuous Wombman or Wife of Valor, Ethiopian Empress, Hebrew Matriarch, the Blessed Sacred Feminine, the Goddess of the God-Head JAH Rastafari, King Alpha and Queen Omega.

 

 "Her Personality was indeed a true and clear womb-manifestation of the Wise Wombman, Virtuous Wife, Mother, Patroness, HandMaid, Daughter, Warrior, and Queen. Every purpose, deal and deed reflected Her submission to serve with love; Her unwavering faith and commitment to righteousness; as well as honouring Ethiopia, the Teachings of Immanuel Yesus Kristos, and Her sacred marriage vows to Man and God.

As the RasTafari Wombman’s Identity is empowered by her connection to such Omega-Goddess energies; the following capture the virtuous points of principle by which Empress Menen Asfaw thrived and ruled. The Empress teaches the King’s Royal Dawta to:

• Put prayer and Ises first in life. To pray regularly and always be conscious of JAH within and all around, in others and in the natural world.

• Be faithful to JAH and keep the Holy Laws and Commandments of Isra’el (such as the Mosaic, Nazirene, Nazirite) no matter what misfortunes, trials and tribulations happen in life.

• Turn to JAH, the Ingels and ancestral Saints in times of hardship, for all personal and spiritual guidance, healing and inspiration.

• Be a patroness of the Tabernacle – to ensure it is kept clean, beautified and well-furnished for its priests and congregation.

• Be dutiful, loyal, hardworking, respectful, loving and kind in all roles in life: as daughter, mother, sister, wife, queen, nun or any political or social leadership.

• Fully support and stand by the King-Man, defending and protecting one’s property. Being knowledgeable, skilful and wise enough to take on his roles or work in his absence, and to assist and strengthen him in all tasks and struggles as Head of the house.

• Be a caring, disciplinary and protective mother, keeping children and grandchildren close to home; raising them to be of goodwill; submissive to their parents, God, church and education.

• Be mindful of one’s health and appearance: modest, appropriately attired, clean and observing fasting and vegetarian livity principles.

• Be of humble spirit and nature: a woman of knowledge yet few words in the courts of the Brethren, capable of reasoning or speaking wisdom, and encouragement at the given moment. Known for showing more through kind actions, than words.

• Be an avid entrepreneur, creating businesses that provide for self, family and community.

• Be compassionate for those in need and never neglect to find or establish solutions to provide for the poor.

• Be a good role model to young girls and adult women by always showing mature attitude and work ethic, and by helping them to live better lives in whatever way possible.

• Collaborate with other like-minded women and care-providers, and commit to doing good works for the elder and juvenile community.

• Never give up on any goals or aspirations, or new ideas which will bring good to your life and the lives of others - perseverance is the mother of success. "

Selah!

 

I offer this word sound to the Sistren who gather for reasoning and who perform works in the Name of JAH RasTafari, who have organization or fellowship with other Dawtas, or who wish to discuss the character of Empress as a True Mother of the Black Nation.
It is very  important to read the Biography to capture the fullness of Her character and life!


Hail Queen Omega, Mother and Goddess of Love
RasTafari!
Sis. Ila

Greetings and Welcome to RasTa WifeLine

Blessed Love, Selamta!

Welcome to RasTa WifeLine - the online source for everything the I needs to know or learn about being a RasTa Wife, an Empress, and bringing up RasTa youths in the True Natural Right Ital Livity of JAH.


I am Sistah Ila Addis, a 29 year old homeschooling mother of one, a wife, a writer, an artist, a creatress, a Rastafari Wombman and Dawta of Ethiopia-Afrika and the Kingof Kings Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen Asfaw I...

The many aspects of Rastafari Livity revolve around the number one principle of Rastafari Righteous Redemption: leaving off Babylonian or Western culture, for the Ethiopian Origin and Root of Man/Wombman. This is a mental, emotional, spiritual and physical rejuvenation, journey and awareness... and in response to the ignited Rebel-Lion/Lioness Irit, every RasTa goes through changes in clothing, aesthetic rituals, diet, recreation, employment, worship and moral principle. Every I has to "walk the walk" just as they "talk the talk!"

As per tradition, since the dawn of time, it is the job of the Wife to see to it that the Livity is firmly rooted and grounded in the daily opertations of the family and home. All Dawtas are to ensure that the culture they learned from their King-Man or Priest, or through their own Sighting of JAH RasTafarI, manifests in their own daily rituals and presentations, and in that of their children and husband. The Wife is the Sustainer of culture and order in the home, she literally sustains the lives of her people. Her talk and walk determine everyone else's most of the time, so if her foundation is not sturdy, then the Livity of the home can crumble.

This order is furthermore what separates Rastafari from Western Christianity (which for the Dread is no longer a Way of Life, but a lip-service institution of slavery). To be Rastafari is not just about growing the dreadlocks and wearing red gold and green - it is about applying the Principles of Ethiopia and Black God/Goddess to every aspect of life, and honouring the Ivine I, JAH in all Creation. RasTa is a Way of Life based on Right and Just Principle and Overstanding. The Principles I and I learn are the principles I and I live and lead by.

And in this regard, RasTa WifeLine aims to be the lifeline and support of all Dawtas "going through the change," as I will provide Ital recipes and dietary principles, sewing and crocheting tutorials, and loads of information pertaining to Ethiopia, Isra'el and Rastafari from my personal research and soon-to-be-published books. EVERYTHING the I Sistren need to carry on the Righteousness of Fari, will be added here!

JAH willing, I will also showcase my fellow Sistren who have inspired I to build this blog, and engage them in important reasonings on RasTa Wife Livity and Identity - all to provide the solid foundation which is currently lacking for I and I Dawtas on the internet.



RasTa Wifeline is truly a humble service to Afrikan Queendom and Wombmanhood and Rastafari Livity, and I hope that it will only grow abundant fruits for Dawtas worldwide.

Selah!
Sistah Ila